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Merriam Webster Medical Dictionary
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary
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Main Entry: hor·mone
Pronunciation: 'hor-"mOn
Function: noun
1 : a product of living cells that circulates in body fluids or sap and produces a specific effect on the activity of cells remote from its point of origin ; especially : one exerting a stimulatory effect on a cellular activity -- called also internal secretion -- see PLANT HORMONE
2 : a synthetic substance that acts like a hormone
- hor·mone·like /-"lIk/ adjective

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